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This course builds on Elmhurst’s Understanding PAS 2038 training and provides a clear, practical introduction to how non-domestic retrofit projects should be planned and delivered when triggered by MEES or other regulatory or organisational requirements.
Learners will explore what’s driving non-domestic retrofit, how energy is used across different building types, and where the biggest opportunities for improvement lie. You will gain an understanding of the core roles and competencies involved in the PAS 2038 process, including the responsibilities of the Retrofit Lead Professional, and how this applies across different building sizes. The course also introduces essential tools for understanding and modelling non-domestic energy use, alongside the fundamentals of building a sound business case, funding routes, lifecycle costing and post-occupancy evaluation.
A full breakdown of the course can be found below:
- UK Net Zero targets and the Climate Change Act
- The role of non-domestic buildings in carbon emissions
- Overview of the non-domestic building stock
- Drivers for retrofit: legislation, ESG, tenant demand, operational cost
- Patterns of energy use in non-domestic buildings
- Key systems: HVAC, lighting, hot water, controls
- Common inefficiencies and opportunities
- Intro to PAS 2038
- Relationship between PAS 2035 (domestic) and PAS 2038 (non-domestic)
- When PAS 2035 may apply to small non-domestic buildings
- Retrofit Lead Professional (RLP)
- Project team roles: assessors, designers, evaluators
- Required qualifications (Annex B of PAS 2038)
- Whole-building approach
- Key stages: assessment, evaluation, design, installation, commissioning, evaluation
- Managing risks and unintended consequences
- Identifying traditional and protected buildings
- Special considerations and additional qualifications
- Moisture risk, heritage impact, and BS 7913/EN 16883
- Energy benchmarking (CIBSE TM46, DEC, EPC)
- Estimating and modelling energy use (SBEM, DSM, PHPP)
- Whole-life carbon and performance gap
- Overview of funding schemes and incentives
- Business case development: payback, cost-effectiveness, lifecycle analysis
- Soft Landings and post-occupancy evaluation
